Kamthorn Ounhirunskul

A Thai national, graduated from ThammasatUniversity. He received his LL.B. in 1980 and in 1987, served an internship in WashingtonDC, where he was trained in international trade & practice. He has an extensive knowledge and training background in tax, investment and intellectual property and is particularly familiar with the legal aspects of acquisitions and joint ventures.

Surachet Limpairoj

A Thai national, graduated from RamkhamhaengUniversity. He received his LL.B. in 1980 and was an attorney with the Premprecha Law Office before joining Vertley&Kamthorn in 1984. He is widely experienced in handling high profile civil and criminal litigation. Surachet's other areas of specialty are construction law and intellectual property litigation.

Somsak Chalermisrachai

A Thai national, graduated from ThammasatUniversity. Somsak received his LL.B. in 1983, and a Graduate Diploma in Business Law from ThammasatUniversity in 1988. He now specializes in matters of property and real estate, including the financial arrangements for these. He has assisted a good number of developers and industrialists alike to set up successful development projects in Thailand from scratch.

Peter Shuler

An international business and contract law specialist, graduated from Columbia University in New York City with Combined JD and MBA degrees and a BA degree with honors in history from Indiana University. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and his professional affiliations include memberships in the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Sunee Srichantra

A Thai national, graduated from RamkhamhaengUniversity. Sunee received her LL.B. in 1982 and an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Washington College of Law, The American University, Washington D.C. in 1998. With Surachet, Sunee also handles high profile litigation. In addition, her expertise is also in the handling of matters related to intellectual property, rehabilitation-debt restructuring and insolvency.

Anuchai Autchayawat

A Thai national, graduated from Thammasat University and gaining a Master of Law in International Legal Studies at Washington College of Law,The American University in Washington D.C. He received his LL.B. in 1984, a Graduate Diploma in Business Law from ThammasatUniversity in 1988, and LL.M. in 1991. Anuchai's area of expertise is prosecution of intellectual propertyin and outside of Thailand. He is in charge of and responsible for clients prosecution of intellectual property in and outside of Thailand. He works regularly with over 30 international firms for prosecution of these rights and is also familiar with environmental law. He has assisted numerous clients to establish their production lines in Thailand—in and outside industrial estates. Anuchai is also one of the few experts in Bangkok in the field of immigration and alien occupation law.
In addition, he is a Committee of the ICC Thailand Commercial Law and Practice Commission.
E-mail : anuchai@kss.co.th

Promyos Snitwongse

A Thai national, graduated from ThammasatUniversity and gained a Master of Law in International Legal Studies at Washington College of Law, The American University in WashingtonD.C. He received his LL.B. in 1987, a Graduate Diploma in Business Law from ThammasatUniversity in 1988, and LL.M. in 1991. Before joining the firm in 1997, his practice started with Nopadol & Khaisri for a period of 6 years. His specialty is advising foreign investors on forms of set up, corporate law and foreign business law. Along with his advice to clients on corporate structure, he also undertakes tax-planning for them and co-ordinates with Anuchai in securing work permits, visas and other necessary licenses for clients' operations.

Wachira Pruekpaiboon

A Thai national, graduated from RamkhamhaengUniversity. He received his LL.B in 1984 and passed the Bar exam of the Thai Bar in 1988. He had extensive experience in handling civil and criminal litigation for the Office of Civil Rights Protection and Legal Aid, the Office of the Attorney General and the Foundation for Consumers. He was an attorney with the Siam Inter Attorney Co., Ltd. before joining us in early 2008. With Surachet and Sunee, he also handles high profile litigation. Wachira’s other areas of specialty are administrative proceedings, insolvency, intellectual property, civil and criminal litigation.

Manothai Pramoj

Narumon Boonthanom

A Thai national, graduated from ThammasatUniversity. She received her LL.B. in 1984. Narumon specialises in corporate law with extensive experience assisting clients to set up all forms of corporate structures.

Rungsaeng Kittayapong, Ph.D.

A Thai national, graduate of Thammasat University. Dr. Rungsaeng received his LL.B. in 1979. He passed the bar exam of the Institute of Legal Education, Bangkok, Thailand and was called to the bar in 1980. He received a Graduate Diploma in English Legal Studies, University of Bristol, England in 1985, LL.M. in Commercial Law, University of Bristol, England in 1986, and Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy), University of Bristol, England in 1990. He had extensive experience as a public prosecutor before participating in a leading international firm to practice in mergers and acquisitions, banking, finance, securities, litigation, arbitration and government contracts. Dr. Rungsaeng joined us during mid 2004 as a Partner of the firm and his main responsibility is mergers and acquisitions, finance, banking, securities and government contracts.

Surachai Kasemchaichutiphan

Sirimongkol Taraporn

A Thai national, graduated from RamkhamhaengUniversity. He received his LL.B. in 1989. After graduating, Sirimongkol joined the firm as an intern in the real-estate department and has now become an expert in this field in addition to immigration and alien occupation law that he now practices.

Nijprapa Talabnark

A Thai national, graduated from ThammasatUniversity and Master of Science in International Business from LondonSouthbankUniversity, London, England. She received her LL.B. in 1990 and MSc. in 1997. Nijprapa was an attorney at Independence Law Office, a Legal Director at Advance Agro Holding Co., Ltd. and a partner at FBLP Legal Co., Ltd. before joining us in early 2009. Nijprapa’s area of expertise is in the handling of civil litigation, among which include commercial disputes, commercial and contractual claims, labour disputes, as well as business-related criminal litigation, insolvency, arbitration proceedings and contracts.

Apinya Ngammor

A Thai national, graduated from ThammasatUniversity. Apinya received her LL.B. in 2002 and an LL.M. in International Trade Law from ThammasatUniversity in 2007. Before joining the firm in early 2008, her practice started with Rene Philippe & Partners for a period of 4 years. Apinya has been assisting Promyos and Narumon in the Corporate Law Department. She also assists Promyos in tax-planning handling.

Vayuwan Chaiyadecha

Ketmuk Areepon

A Thai national, graduated from RamkhamhaengUniversity. She received her LL.B. in 1991. With Sirimongkol, Ketmuk assists Anuchai in his department with files regarding immigration and alien occupation matters.

Ekapat Anugkakul

Krittapot Sunthornphak

A Thai national, graduated from Assumption University. Krittapot
received his LL.B. in 2002 and an LL.M. in U.S. Legal Studies Candidate
Program and gained a Certificate of Intellectual Property Law from the
Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2005.Krittapot
assistsAnuchai in handling all of intellectual property matters.

Jade Donavanik, Ph.D.

A Thai National graduated from Thammasat University, Jade received
his LL.B. in 1995, He received his Master of Science of Law from
Stanford University in 1997 and his doctoral degree from the same
university in 1999. He completed his post doctoral research program
with the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent,
Copyright, and Competition Law in Germany. He is currently Dean of
Graduate School of Law, Siam University, and instructor at Mahidol
University International College, Thammasat University, College of
Asian Scholars etc. He is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable
intellectual property lawyers in Thailand.

Premprecha Dibbayawan

A Thai national, graduated from Thammasat University and Master of Comparative Law at the University of Miami. A fluent speaker of English, he started his professional career in 1965 as legal advisor to many long established law firms in Bangkok, such as International Legal Counsellors Thailand Ltd. (Kaplan Russin & Vecchi) and Marut Bunnag International Law Office. Before joining the firm as the Senior Partner, he was Head of the Legal Department of Laem Thong Bank Public Co. Ltd. (presently known as UOB Public Co., Ltd.), and is in particular familiar with the type of legal situations in which banks become involved.

Awmsin Manchakra

A Thai national graduated from Chulalongkorn University in 1982. He received his MCL from University of Florida in 1984. He also completed his certificate from Academy of American and International Law, Texas in 1996. Awmsin started his career as a tax lawyer. In 1987 he shifted his practice into corporate area that led him to Chief Corporate Counsel for a leading US oil and gas corporation for Thailand. Thereafter he became a vice president of a leading Thai hotel and hospitality conglomerate before joining our team.

Pakorn Ounhirunskul

Pakorn is a Thai national and a litigation partner, specializing in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. His practice includes construction cases and handling disputes in international transactions before both Thai courts and international arbitration tribunals. He graduated as a Bachelor at Law from Thammasat University in 2006. Pakorn passed the bar exam of the Institute of Legal Education, the Thai Bar, and was called to the bar in 2011. Pakorn was awarded an LL.M. in International Law from Chulalongkorn University in 2012 and in 2014, received an LL.M. (merit) in International Commercial Law from the University of Nottingham, England.